Enhancement of temperature coefficient of resistivity in La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 polycrystalline ceramics

La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 polycrystalline ceramics with high temperature coefficient of resistivity (TCR) have been synthesized by the sol–gel method at the sintering temperature of 1450°C and in a sintering time range of 2h–24h. The micrographs of the ceramics reveal that the grains grow up from 2μm to abou...

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Published in:Ceramics international 2014-04, Vol.40 (3), p.4963-4968
Main Authors: Ma, Ji, Cai, Yunqi, Wang, Wenzhang, Cui, Qi, Theingi, Mya, Zhang, Hui, Chen, Qingming
Format: Article
Language:English
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Electrical transport properties
La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 ceramics
Sintering time
Sol–gel
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Summary:La0.67Ca0.33MnO3 polycrystalline ceramics with high temperature coefficient of resistivity (TCR) have been synthesized by the sol–gel method at the sintering temperature of 1450°C and in a sintering time range of 2h–24h. The micrographs of the ceramics reveal that the grains grow up from 2μm to about 10μm with increasing the sintering time. The optimization of the sintering time is found to be a simple and effective way to largely enhance the TCR values of the ceramics. The highest metal–insulator transition temperature Tp (272.5K) and the largest TCR (21.4%) were obtained in the ceramic sintered for 12h. The reduction of grain boundary and resistivity contributes to the enhancement of Tp and TCR values.
ISSN:0272-8842
1873-3956
DOI:10.1016/j.ceramint.2013.10.105